Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-02-25
THE CAPITOL SCARE
Minneapolis and Duluth Bid High
For the State House, but St.
Paul Knocks Them Out.
The Bill to Reduce Railroad Charges
Skillfully Engineered Through
the House by Donnelly.
St. Pau1's Princely Offer.


st. Pau1's Princely Offer.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 2S-Ever since the scare
at the capitol that there was prospect
that the building might fall, variety of
proposals regarding the enlargement and
relocation have been made. Prominent
citizens of Minneapolis proposed the cap
itol should be located midway between the
cities, each contributing to its erection.
ST. Paul not concurring, Minneapolis men
have started a subscription to build a two
million dollar edifice on a ten acre lot in
that city and to present it to the state. The
Duluth board of trade undertakes to raise
$2,500,00Oif the capitol is removed thither.
The Ramsey county delegation introduced
a bill in the house to-day authorizing the
St. Paul common council to issue thirty
year bonds for $3,000,000 for the purpose
OF building state capitol.
MIR. DoNNELLY's GENERALsHIp.
In the senate this morning lively, not
to say acrimonious, debate occurred over
Mr.. Pope's proposed amendment to the bill
regulating railroads, by which the grant
! ing of passes was provided He was finally
| induced to Withdraw the amendment. In
! the house the afternoon was devoted to
MIR. Williams dill providing for reduction
| OF 20 per cent in railroad charges, which,
under the skillful cham pionship Of Mr..
DOnnelly finally passed in spite of the
| efforts to have the matter Of the amount Of
the reduction left to the railroad commits
readiness in parliamentary tactics and
| witty repartee never shOne to better ad-
vantage than i'll the passing Of this bill.
HOUSE.
! ST. PAUL, Feb. 25.-The house to-day
passed the grain and warehouse bill. Matt
sons bill was intended to put the county
elevators under the control of the railroad
commissioners. The bill which passed
only gives them control over terminal ell
evators those in ST. Paul, Minneapolis
and Duluth. The bill making the 20 per
cent. reduction Ill freight rates was recon-
sidered and again passed without Don
nelly's amendment, prohibiting the rail-
road commissioners from giving the rail-
roads the benefit of any reduction in rates
less than 20 per cent. The house also
! under suspension of the rules, passed the
bill giving the railroad commissioners the
right to order any railroad company to
discontinue the use of oil in cars for light
ing purposes on sixty days notice. The
companies are to put in use OH all sleeping
this act some invention better calculated
to prevent the shutting or closing
in case of their overturning
There are to be fire extinguishers in all
cars within sixty days, and axes and saws
panies refusing to comply with the law
are liable to a fine not to exceed $1,000
The manager of the road is made person
ally liable. The bill to cut down the fees
of oil inspector to a uniform rate, twenty
cents per barrel. was agreed to. The house
also passed the bill taxing telephone COM
panies two per cent on their gross earn
house. The special order for this after
noon was the temperance bill, providing
! penalties for the enforcement of the high
license law. Mr.. Reese moved to recon-
slider the vote by which these bills were
made special order, and this was done,
| despite the opposition of the high license
! men,
SENATE.
The senate to day again voted down Bow
ems bill prohibiting gambling. The senate
passed the bill regulating railroads, which
is virtually bill adapting the interstate
commerce bill to this state. Senator Kel-
Ter has introduced bill providing for
beer licenses in incorporated towns and
villages, placing the license at the small
sum of $780, According to the bill, no 9th
er liquors can be sold, and granting of IL
censes remains entirely with the county
commissioners. Keller is sure the bill will
pass the senate.
The apportionment committee has agreed
| to report the plan OF ureappOrtlOnment,
which contemplates senate of fifty men,
bers AMI house of one hundred aud ten
members. Under the plan proposed Hen
nepin county will have four senators and
three representatives, and Ramsey county
three senators and nine representatives.
| Dickinson.
DICKINSON, OAK, Feb. 2S.-[Special.l-
The ball given by the Dickinson brass
band passed off last night (encroaching
! bn oil IF &c